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TALTER S. CARR, OF ANDOVER, NEI/V HAMPSHIRE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 445,584, dated February 3, 1891.

Application filed May 22, 1890. Serial No. 352,791. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern.:

Be it known that I, IVALTER S. CARR, of Andover, in the county of iNIerrimae and State of New Hampshire, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Haines, of which the following` taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, isa specification.

My present invention relates to haines, and more particularly to that portion of a harness known as the rein-terret, and tothe novel way or manner of its attachment to the haine.

In the drawings like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Figure l is a general view of the rein-terret as attached to a haine. Fig. 2 is a sectional view ot' the same. Fig. 3 is an end view of one ot' the ears. Fig. i is a modification of the ear. Fig. 5 is an end view of the ear shown in Fig. 4.

In the drawings,l A represents a portion of a haine; B, the rein-terret proper; C, the ears; c, a stud on ear C; b, a projection on terret; d, arivet by which ear C is secured to the haine.

In Fig. 3 the hole h is shown for the ad-` mission of projection I).

In Fig. 4 I show a form of ear that maybe used, if desired. In this form the stud c takes the place of stud c, and Fig. 5 represents the end of ear C with slot 7L for the admission of projection b of terret, the ear C being held to llame A by rivet d. The stud c enters a hole formed in the hame and haine-plate, or, it the said plate a is of good thickness, does not need to enter the haine wood at all. Where the llame is irregular, the eye C is `formed to iit closely upon the haine or hameplate andthe stud c effectually prevents any undue strain upon the rivet-top. This form of earis easily removable, as by turning up the head ot the rivet d. where it is headed down upon the top of the ear, as shown, the ear can be quickly removed, and in case of injury to the ear a new one can easily be 'pnt on. If

the terret itself be broken, byremoving an ear a new terret can be inserted; and as the ears are exactly alike they can be transposed-that is, either one of them can be placed in the position occupied by the other one-and as the projections on the terret-ring are also alike and extend in a straight line tangentiallyfrom the side of the ring it makes no difference which side of the ring is uppermost, thus making a more convenient device in manufacturing it and in applying it to the hame in the first instance, or in case of replacing either of the parts in repairing it when broken. I regard these features as important parts of my present invention. More especially as a breakage of one or both ears does not necessitate the loss of the terret, neither does the breakage of any portion of the terret render thev ears useless.

In use the terret and its connecting parts are liable to much strain, and without the stud c, which I provide, are frequently inoperative. The constant jar and use tend to loosen the eye from the rivet; but with my device the united action of rivet and stud keeps the eye always rm on the haine-plate, and no twisting orstraining of the terretprojection b is possible. This is also a valuable feature. As the hole 7i in the end of the ear does not pass entirely throught it, the ends of the projections b of the terret-ring do not project beyond the ears, upon which portions of the harness will catch-as, forinstance, when fly-nets are used. The liability of the harness catching is also lessened by making the ears substantially wedge-shaped-that is, with the outer ends tapered or thinner than the inner ends, and by making them rounding. It is also obvious that by forming a series of holes for the rivets and studs up and down the haine-plate the height of the terret can be quite readily7 adjusted, as the rivets can be formed so as to be removable with slight labor, or even a suitable threaded nut or bolt could be secured to upper end of rivet, 'formed with a screw-thread, in the ordinary manner of screw-headed bolts or rods or rivets. The additional stud-hole a is shown iu Fig. 2, also the rivet or bolt hole d. Any number of additional stud and rivet holes could be formed in the haine and haine-plate, as already suggested. This is afurther improvement taken in connection with my novel attachment and Jform of terret herein set forth. rIhe projection I) is preferably formed integral with the terret B.

I am aware that a terret has been used in connection with metal hames, having certain fixed bearings, projections, orsockets forhold- IOO ing the terret, als a terret journaled in staples having an integral eye; but this is not my invention.

My present invention is designed, in addition to the points of novelty already stated, to furnish astronfr, convenient, and inexpensive form of reinterret without the defects which practical use has demonstrated detract from the value of other forms in ordinary use.

Having now fully described myinvention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

The combination, with a haine A, having holes therethrough, of tWo perforated Wedgesliaped ears C C', secured to said haine, said ears being alike and each provided With the lug c on its under side and a hole in its larger end, said hole only extending part of the Way through the ear, and aterret-ring B, provided with the projections I), extending in opposite directions from one side thereof and in a straight tangential line to that side ot' said ring and fitting in the holes in the' ears, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my naine to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses, on this 10th day of May, A. I). 189.0.

WALTER S. CARR.

Witnesses GEORGE W. STONE, WILLIAM MORRILL. 

